When is the House of the Dragon start date and how to watch the Game of Throne spin-off

The release of the new Game of Thrones prequel series is fast approaching, with fans of the show likely excited and nervous in equal measure given how the last season ended in controversial fashion.

The show creators were accused of ruining some of people’s favourite characters, with many feeling let down with the ending given how much time they had invested over the course of eight seasons. This means that House of Dragon has its work cut out to win people over from the get go, but with a cast that boasts such famous names as Paddy Considine (King Viserys I Targaryen), Matt Smith (Prince Daemon Targaryen), Emma D'Arcy (Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen), Olivia Cooke (Lady Alicent Hightower) and Rhys Ifans (Ser Otto Hightower), this shouldn’t be too hard a task.

Here’s everything you need to know about the key details of House of the Dragon:

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House of the Dragon will come out on Monday, August 22, at 2am – so realistically people will be watching it at home on Monday evening. That said, antisocial start times didn’t stop Game of Thrones fans from staying up on Sunday nights in the past, or getting up extra early on Monday morning so they could watch the latest episode and (more importantly) avoid any potential spoilers on the internet that day.

As with Game of Thrones before, House of the Dragon will be available to watch on Sky Atlantic, or NOW if you’ve got a subscription to the streaming service. The first season of the show will be 10 episodes long, and from the two trailers released thus far, it seems like we’ve got another struggle for the iron throne on our hands.

Given the poor reception the last series of GoT received from both fans and